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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 6,104 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,966 and $26,462 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,601 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 127 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 66 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 23 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Albertus Magnus College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Albertus Magnus is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Merrimack College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 46 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bentley University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 40 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #10, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Thomas College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Suffolk University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clark University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Cambridge College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #17, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Western New England University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sacred Heart University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 36 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 348 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Curry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Curry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bay Path University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Bay Path is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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